Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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Academic Excellence Pays Off Vivian Blanton, winner of the DAR good citizenship pin, and Betty Garrett, winner of the DAR essay contest, are advised of their awards by Mrs. Nancy Hundley, faculty member and member of the DAR. Mrs. Patricia Hamlett admires the spelling award which Betty Bowles received at the FBLA State Convention. Betty won first place in spelling and is eligible to attend the na- tional convention in Louisiana. Juniors Claire Dowdy, Lee Garrett, Diane Coffey, and Anne Ayers receive scholastic letters. Representing Cumberland High School in the State Latin Tournament were Buck Smith, Claire Dowdy, and Barbara Allen. Buck Smith and Barbara Allen admire the certificate of honorable mention awarded to Claire Dowdy. 21

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Displays Promote Interest in Reading Dwo-of them threeRes caniemoaon special emphasis as junior and senior English classes worked on literature and composition. In connection with their literary studies, seniors attended the movie, MY FAIR LADY, and juniors saw the film version of THE SCARLET Bas In order to create and to promote in- terest in reading and to train students in the use of reference materials, the central library, through careful sched- uling, was available to students of all Lewis Crone, Pinkey Baldwin, and Ned Stimpson find the erades . The loftiest senior and the most Ba Pulp ashe MAL HA timid third grader shared with no con- flict the same library tables, reference books, and magazines. French classes and English classes learned the art of communication in most interesting ways. Using real telephones provided by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, fresh- men studied correct telephone usage and manners. French students found that French dictionaries were wonderful assets as they attempted to prepare letters to their pen pals in France. Letters from France usually meant that the dictionary had to be consulted again. Jimmy Nelson, Reginald Varner, and Billy Spillman examine books from the paperback library that occupies a corner of the senior homeroom. STUDENT LIBRARIANS -- SEATED: Donald Speas, Vivian Ball, Betty Jean Thompson, Bobby Woodson. STANDING: Andy Ligon, Bill Shockley, William Bryant, Vertia Mae Waller. 20

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Awards Indicate Achievement Junior Marshals are (FRONT ROW) Michele Jones, Beverly Speas, Diane Coffey, (SECOND ROW) Nancy Agee, Anne Ayers, Claire Dowdy, (THIRD ROW) Kathy Orange, Becky Peters, (FOURTH ROW) Lee Garrett, and David Higgins. These ten Juniors were chosen because of their scholastic standing. Mr. J. Meredith Robeson congratulates Bobby Woodson, winner of the Farm Bureau scholarship of $100. Jackie Robeson accepts the Balfour Award from Mr. Henry ‘Morris. Representing the American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Callie Black presents a citizenship medal to Olivia Jenkins.